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Professional Services Sector

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Mayita Dinos: Much Ado About Water

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Mayita Dinos' soft hands belie the fact that she's dug through acres of stubborn subsoil on a one-woman crusade to mulch, harrow and hoe as much of Los Angeles as possible. She ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Laser-Cut Designer Sushi Rolls

    How's this for sushi art? Japanese ad agency I&S BBDO came up with these stellar designs for their client Umino Seaweed, who was looking for a way to boost sales after the 2011 tsunami. Their solution -- create a fusion of traditional Japanese and modern design using the latest cutting technology.

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Koreatown to File Redistricting Lawsuit Against L.A. City Council; 2 Pro-Bono Firms on Board

    They threatened, and they meant it: Koreatown is taking the L.A. City Council to court over the gerrymandered land grab that was redistricting 2011-12. City Hall politicians get loads of legal threats thrown their way, on the daily. But Koreatown activists' growing rage was given a lot more weight ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Report: Los Angeles Now Has More Bed Bugs Than New York

    Looks like we might have to stop making fun of New York Shitty for its bed-bug problem. According to a new report from giant pest-control company Orkin -- based on the number of treatments it conducted in each major U.S. city last year -- L.A. experienced somewhat of an embarrassing bed-bug renaiss ... More >>

  • News

    September 1, 2011

    Stephen Yagman VS. Chemerinsky

    A disbarred cop-brutality lawyer blames his friend, a top California legal eagle

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Wilshire Grand Hotel: Los Angeles Digital Skyscraper Goes to a City Council that Has Little Idea What It's Approving

    By Tibby Rothman and Jill Stewart Wilshire Grand Hotel rendering done at such an extreme angle it's nearly impossible to see light effects.​Update: The City Council has approved the top-to-bottom lighted Wilshire Grand Hotel project.  The vote will read as "unanimous" officially, yet one co ... More >>

  • News

    March 24, 2011

    Digitally Ad-Wrapped Skyscrapers Coming to L.A.?

    Jan Perry opens a new front in the Los Angeles billboard wars

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    $9 Billion California High Speed Rail Route: The Planning is So Inept That it's Souring Residents from North to South

    California bullet train: little rooting for the route​Investigative reporter Tracy Wood writes today about the inept, cloaked, and somewhat creepy PR strategy followed by the California High Speed Rail engineers and Parsons Brinckerhoff, who have not followed basic transparency and outreach ru ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    My Mondo Valentine

    California bullet train: little rooting for the route​Investigative reporter Tracy Wood writes today about the inept, cloaked, and somewhat creepy PR strategy followed by the California High Speed Rail engineers and Parsons Brinckerhoff, who have not followed basic transparency and outreach ru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne in Matching TRON Outfits (WTF Pic of the Week)

    ​There used to be a big football game called the Super Bowl. Then that got overshadowed by the TV ads played during the Superbowl. Then that got overshadowed by trailers and ad campaigns for the TV ads that played during the Super Bowl. Now apparently all of that is being overshadowed by "Maki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Compton 'Parent Trigger' Pushers Refuse to Verify Signatures in Person; Superintendent Calls Truce to Sparse Crowd

    PHOTO BY TED SOQUIOver 60 percent of McKinley Elementary parents signed a petition in December to convert their children's school to a charter​Compton Unified School District's acting superintendent, Karen Frison, changed her game at last night's district board meeting. She released a "media ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Parent Trigger Showdown in Compton Gets Increasingly Heavy; Jerry Brown, Kamala Harris, and Barack Obama M.I.A.?

    Governor Jerry Brown​Update: Former state Sen. Gloria Romero accuses Compton Unified of strong-arming parents to stop charter school. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and another huge law firm join Parent Trigger effort pro bono. Things get increasingly heavy in Compton today when the McKinley Parent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    L.A. Advertisers And Anti-Billboard Activists Pissed Over City Council's Bright Idea To Slap Billboards With A 12 Percent Tax

    PHOTO BY TED SOQUI​The Weekly has long had an eye on sketchy billboard deals throughout Los Angeles. In 2008, we reported that 4,000 of the city's 11,000 billboards were illegal, built without permits or earthquake regulations. Then came the Westside "Mad Men," fat-cat entrepreneurs who were ... More >>

  • News

    October 28, 2010

    Grinding Justice

    Operation Streamline Costs Millions, Tramples the Constitution, Treats Migrants Like Cattle, and Doesn't Work

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Move Over, Junk Food: Schools Fill Vending Machines With Baby Carrots

    Crispin Porter BoguskyCarrots Are Cool​ What comes to mind upon hearing the term school vending machine? If you're like us, you immediately conjure up images of junk food: Funions. Creme-filled Oreos. M&Ms and a plethora of other high-fat, sodium-laden snacks that are not only bad for you, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Porn's Talent Agencies Targeted In Drive To Require Condoms In Adult Film Industry

    ​In its drive to get the government to mandate condom use in the adult film industry, the Aids Healthcare Foundation states that it will file state complaints Thursday against nine porn talent agencies for encouraging what it argues is dangerous, unsafe sex. "These talent agencies are a pipel ... More >>

  • News

    March 18, 2010

    The Mad Men of Los Angeles

    Living the good life, thanks to the big profits from illegal outdoor advertising

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    City Attorney Moves Against 'Supergraphic' Signs

    ​The City Attorney's office on Tuesday announced it filed civil injunctions against 27 sign companies, sign installers and property owners for illegally putting up super-sized advertisements known as "supergraphic" signs in Los Angeles. It declared that the displays are public nuisances and se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    TV Writers Get $70 Million In Age Discrimination Settlement

    ​One-hundred-sixty-five television writers jointly received a $70 million settlement Friday in their age-discrimination claim against some of Hollywood's biggest players, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and more. " ... With years of disruptive litigation remaining, and all networks and major tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    City Council Votes for Permanent Ban on Digital Billboards

    The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously today to ban all digital billboards in the city, an action brought before them by City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, who feared that an existing "Interim Control Ordinance" that temporarily bans digital billboards and super-graphics may soon be found inval ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2009

    L.A.'s Newest McSupergraphic?

    Anti-clutter activists are irked again by the billboard industry's latest affront to good taste. Over the weekend, an office building on Overland Avenue in West Los Angeles put up a five-story supergraphic of a giant frosty coffee beverage as part of McDonald's advertising campaign to break into th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    Where Are All the Lawyers Going?

    If the recession's exploded one myth it's that lawyers will always be employed, boom or bust. Today's L.A. Business Journal reports that Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has sacked 36 "support staff workers" in its nine offices due to the downturn -- seems individuals and businesses are shying away from l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Surprise! Billboard Industry Poll Reports that Angelenos Dig Digital Billboards

    A newly released survey conducted in Los Angeles County found that  just 22 percent of residents polled were familiar with the politics and legal mess surrounding digital billboards. Of that fraction, just six percent reported that the issue was important to them. Those are only a few of the su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Is Mayoral Candidate Walter Moore a Billboard Enabler? Or Just In Love With Neon?

    As the March primary election nears, L.A. mayoral candidate Walter Moore is taking some heat from bloggers who are questioning his day job. Moore, who is running for the big spot for the second time, is an attorney with Richard Hamlin Attorneys. The problem? The Los Angeles-based law firm, which spe ... More >>

  • News

    November 20, 2008

    Digital Billboards Become a Bohemian Blasphemy

    Silver Lake, Hollywood, the Valley and Westside take on City Hall's anti-green transformation of LA

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2008

    LA Business Journal Reports on Billboard Blight

    The Los Angeles Business Journal published an article yesterday about the city’s billboard ban, which exempts itself and a few large billboard companies. The article focuses on two lawsuits filed by two smaller billboard companies that are suing the city of Los Angeles for – among other things ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2008

    “Supergraphics” Company Continues Attack Against Los Angeles’ Billboard Ban

    Last week, attorneys for World Wide Rush filed a motion in federal court asking a judge to permanently block the city from prosecuting building owners who allow “supergraphics” signs on their buildings. The motion was filed after the city began enforcing its sign ordinance against the owners o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2008

    San Francisco Outdoor Advertising Company Lawsuit Mirrors Billboard Attacks Against Los Angeles

    Two Los Angeles court rulings in favor of outdoor advertising companies are playing strong roles in a recent court filing in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Metro Fuel, which is owned by New York based Fuel Outdoor Holdings, which specializes in mini billb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2008

    Outdoor Advertising Company Attacks San Francisco’s Billboard Ban

    Last Friday, Metro Fuel filed a motion in United States District Court for the Northern District of California to prevent the city of San Francisco from enforcing its laws against illegal billboards. The outdoor advertising company, which is owned by New York based Fuel Outdoor Holdings, which sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2008

    Billboard Banter Gone Wild

    Los Angeles’ illegal billboard issue is clearly heating up in the press and cyberspace -- again. The Daily News recently published an editorial about the city’s botched 2002 billboard ban and the need for a list of billboard locations and owners. Today, Los Angeles Times reporter Veronique de ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    The Farewell Performances

    Los Angeles’ illegal billboard issue is clearly heating up in the press and cyberspace -- again. The Daily News recently published an editorial about the city’s botched 2002 billboard ban and the need for a list of billboard locations and owners. Today, Los Angeles Times reporter Veronique de ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Sex, Drugs and Minivans

    Los Angeles’ illegal billboard issue is clearly heating up in the press and cyberspace -- again. The Daily News recently published an editorial about the city’s botched 2002 billboard ban and the need for a list of billboard locations and owners. Today, Los Angeles Times reporter Veronique de ... More >>

  • News

    June 21, 2007

    Evan's in Need of a Miracle

    Is the big-budget sequel going to hell?

  • Film+TV

    November 23, 2006

    Film Reviews

    Including this week's pick, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny

  • Eat+Drink

    August 3, 2006

    Kiss Their Grits

    Square One and the most important meal of the day

  • News

    March 2, 2006

    Diebold's Revenge

    Steve Cooley goes after a whistleblower

  • News

    December 8, 2005

    The Rocky Files

    Who hired ex-CIA agents to snoop around the city attorney?

  • News

    October 13, 2005

    All in the Family

    George can count on Harriet to overturn Roe v. Wade

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2005

    JC Superstar

    George can count on Harriet to overturn Roe v. Wade

  • News

    April 14, 2005

    The Ghosts of Dan Carvin

    Paying the price for mishandling fat legal bills

  • News

    March 31, 2005

    Goldberg Flies Air America

    Music-biz biggie pilots a new radio hit

  • Film+TV

    February 17, 2005

    Ad Libs

    The virulent strain of commercials infecting the Web

  • News

    April 29, 2004

    Diebolds Secret Fears

    Lawyer memos warn that the voting-machine company may have violated state law

  • News

    November 14, 2002

    How the Democrats Blew It

    The blame starts with Daschle and Gephardt

  • News

    August 15, 2002

    Lose Those Accountants!

    Harold Meyerson has a plan to save the Oscars from its disgraced vote tabulators

  • Art+Books

    November 18, 1999

    Patently Mine

    Microsoft and Amazon test new open-door policy at U.S. Patent Office

  • Calendar

    December 24, 1998

    Money, Money, Money

    Microsoft and Amazon test new open-door policy at U.S. Patent Office

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